Photos of the Day: 3/20

Images from around the world.

Indians light candles as they pray for the passengers of the missing Malaysian plane in Amritsar, India. An air search in the southern Indian Ocean for possible objects from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane described as the “best lead” so far ended for the day without success but will resume in the morning, Australian rescue officials said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A jogger runs along the Potomac River on a foggy morning in Washington, the first day of spring. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Donald Croteau works to clear nearly a foot of snow off his car on the first day of spring in North Woodstock, N.H. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Harvest workers uncover rows of asparagus in a field at Kleistow asparagus farm near Beelitz, Germany. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A York city fire fighter sets up a hose as he battles a fire in York, Pa. Firefighters said seven buildings were damaged, four of them heavily. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A slackline walker enjoys the sunny and warm weather in a park at the river Rhine bank in Duesseldorf, Germany. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A veil-clad female activist of Jammu Kashmir Mass Movement (JKMM) participates in a protest in Srinagar, India. Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir detained at least half a dozen women separatists during a protest demanding whereabouts of missing Kashmiri youths and also urging people to boycott the upcoming Indian parliamentary election. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A woman writes a message for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane on a glass at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Australian search and rescue official says that planes have been sent to check on two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight that were spotted on satellite imagery in the Indian Ocean about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) southwest of Perth. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Afghan refugee children play with straws in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the Day: 3/20

A jogger runs along the Potomac River on a foggy morning in Washington, the first day of spring. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS